Vif management

Creating a single-mode vif

About creating a single-mode vif

This procedure enables you to create a vif in which only one interface is active at a time and the others are ready to take over in case the active interface fails. If you want a specific interface in a vif to be active, you need to specify that interface as preferred. For more information, see Changing an active interface in a single-mode vif.

Prerequisites

You need the following information to create a single-mode vif:

A case-sensitive name for the vif that meets the following criteria:
- It must begin with a letter.
- It must not contain any spaces.
- It must not contain more than 15 characters.
- It must not already be in use for a vif.
A list of the interfaces you want to combine into the vif.

Creating a single-mode vif

To create a vif in which only one interface is active at a time, complete the following steps.

Note
The operation performed using the vif create command is not persistent across reboots unless the command is added to the /etc/rc file.